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March 12,1981 The Pendulum Page 5 Preppy"epidemic hits campus by Terri Miller An alligator sewn to a shirt, funny looking rubber ihoes, loud plaids and mon ograms have taken over. Vhales, strawberries, turtles ind frogs decorate shirts, pants, skirts and sweaters. Chains of gold beads and natching belts and watch- bands complete the outfit, rhis is the “age of preps.” This preppy epidemic has invaded hun^eds of closets It Elon College. Students [boose to wear button-downs 10 the collars don’t flap in Iheir faces. Preposterous tombinations of primary colors are worn by men and women alike. A splashy print is preferred to a quiet design on pants, dresses and ikirts. Females have discov ered gold belt hooks are uiccessful in clasping togeth er a matching strip of leath- Preppies owe a lot of gra titude to the British. They contribute Shetland sweat ers, Harris tweeds and regi mental ties. Neatness is a rule which any genuine preppy must abide by. Scuffed shoes, shirt tails hanging out, socks at half mast and ripped clothing are all mortal sins of the fundamental fashion. Conservatively speaking, the principal colors adored be a preppy are hot pink and splashy green. Navy blue can be considered the cornerstone of both male and female wardrobes. Black and purple are unacceptable and virtually out of the question. Wardrobes alone do not fulfill the requirements of a preppy. Both men and wom en must also'use fashioned accessories to verify their preppiness. Females are limited to keep the pageboy look in place with their hairbands, selected to go with their Hugh Fields from p. 4 tavestigation and he was to »nduct a systematic survey »f fish and other marine life off the east coast between Cape Hatteras, N.C., and e southern tip of Florida. His work was done off- ihore at depths of sometimes more than 240 fathoms. Fish, plankton and various invertebrates were collected by using large trawls and plankton nets. The trawls *ere enormous funnel- shaped nets that were kept near the bottom of the area they were working. Exten sive records were kept and ®8ny hours of laboratory wrk were done on the SMiples taken. Once, while the ship was leaded toward another test •fta. Fields spotted a giant ■Quid. The ship turned iround and went back to the ■Qiiid, which was on the ®face and nearly dead, and * men managed to get it •ward. The squid measured “'*rly 52 feet in length. Four years after his arrival « Brunswick, Ga., Hugh Reids found himself where had started out, Raleigh, JI'C. He was at North ^olina State worldng as a JJildlife specialist with the North Carolina Agricultural wtension Service. Fields wildlife si>ecialist for North Carolina. He worked closely with “ clubs and also with land °*ners on various wildlife Projects. Fields consulted iii. *^dvised landowners l^'it fish and wildlife prob es and tried to help them solutions to their prob- Extension bulletins and short courses in land man agement aided the landown ers. Fields taught some of these short courses and found out that teaching ap pealed to him. He went back to N.C.S.U. and got his master’s degree, majoring in wildlife biology. After working at Raleigh for 10 years, 1960-1970, he came to Elon College. Working indoors instead of outdoors has had little effect on his love for wild life. Fields is both an avid and knowledgeable hunter and a firm believer that you should eat what game you take. Although he hunts with modem guns, such as shot guns, Fields also likes to bow hunt and to use muz- zleloading rifles. Professor Fields also en joys fishing and canoeing and is planning a canoe trip down the James River this spring in hope of tricking a few smalhnouth bass. Although his work is now done primarily indoors, be cause of his love and appre ciation of wildlife. Professor Hugh Fields will always be a man of the great outdoors. Coach Karen Cardeii would like to announce a women’s volleyball practice, even if you did not play in the 1979-80 season, to pre pare for the season next fall. Practice will start on March 15 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at East Gym. If interested in playii^, come dressed out to practice. outfits. The ideal handbag is that which allows the cloth cover to be buttoned off, therefore interchangeable so that the essential colors will match the outfit. Males must abide by standards of significant little items, such as ivy leaves, to complement their favored belongings. Tie width is three to one-half inches at the widest part of the tie, or else the entire appearance is stripped of perfection. To acquire all the funda mentals of a true preppy, one must leam the system. Many students here at Elon College seem to have picked up a touch of this new age. Every male and female on campus has the right to wear tassled loafers, lacoste shirts and cuffed sleeves. Then there are those who wouldn’t be caught dead in a pair of esperdrills or argyle socks. Alpha Preppa gators have invaded college campuses all over the country. Also known as the preppies these invaders sport outfits of hot pink and splashy green. Art by Dody Hilliard. A love story Musical delights audience by Joy Hamilton If you’re in the mood for a love story, then the Gal lery Players production of “The Boy Friend” is just the musical for you. With the superb orchestra that sounds Uke it just came out of the Roaring 20’s and the variation of lighting effects, the musical flows along smoothly. The play setting is the Finishing School of Madame Dubonnet, (Thelma cousins) headmistress. The plot cen ters around the young girls and their love for romance. The cast, for the most part, captured the EngUsh accents and stature needed to pull the play off successfully. The plot of the play cen ters around a poor little rich girl, Polly Browne (played by Fredda Payne) and a mes senger boy named Tony (Mark Janicello) who is hid ing from his rich parents. The four flirty young ladies each had a separate per sonality and were aptly por trayed, as was Hortense, the school maid, (played by Beverly Davis Barker). Strong points of the musi cal were Madame Dubonnet and Percival Browne, (Lloyd Skinner) Polly’s millionaire father. The duo fascinated the audience as the musical unwound. Both were strong characters with varied voices. Polly Browne’s (Fredda Payne’s) clear, resonant voice blended well with the spirited orchestra tion. The choreography, espec ially of the young ladies and men, was superb in places. The conservative, yet showy bathing suits of the time caught the eye of Lord Brockhurst, (Jim Holland) who did his best to flirt when his bossy wife wasn’t watching. As he put it, “I feel forty years younger,” and his manner expressed spryness. One basic theme of the musical is that money does not mean happiness. Tony and Polly, both young wealthy lovers, tried to con ceal their wealth, saying “I thought you’d only like the good life,” but both decided they like the simple things better. The “Boy Friend” is a deUghtful musical that cap tures the excitement of first love. Five of the couples end up at the altar in this fantasized tale that smacks of reaUty. However, the plot seems slowed down by the large number of musical numbers. Several of the characters attempt to make up for this deficiency, but at times, it doesn’t quite pull off. The musical will continue at the Paramount Theater March 13, 14 at 8 p.m. and March 15 at 2:15. Enrollment goes up Enrollment at Elon Col lege has reached a new high for the spring 1981 semester with 2,359 students, an in crease of 4.1 percent over last spring. Freshmen saw a decrease in their number from 761 to 665, as did special students from 125 to 77. However, upperclassmen increased consistently, with sopho mores going from 484 to 566; juniors, 377 to 416; and seniors, 438 to 537. Now living on campus are 1,313 students compared to last year’s 1,160, while commuters were lowered to 948 from a previous high of 1,025. Baptists led the way with 26.7 percent of the student body’s church affiliation. Methodists make up 19.9 percent while Catholics grew m number to 11.7 percent. Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and United Church of Christ affiliations claim the re mainder of the students. North Carolina is repre sented by 63.8 percent of the student body at Elon. Of this percentage, 41.8 percent are from Alamance County. Students from Guilford con sist of 12.5 percent while Forsyth, Dxirham, Rocking ham, and Person counties descend in that order. Other states represented at Elon are Virginia with 22.3 percent; Maryland, 4.2 per cent; New Jersey, 3 percent; New York, 1.4 percent; Flo rida, 1.2 percent.
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